Changes Proposed for McEwan R R Crossing in Clare
Michigan Public Service Commission released a report with recommendations to improve safety at the McEwan street crossing over the C and O railroad in Clare. The plan calls for 20 foot cantilever flashers, back to back signals, enforcement of parking bans near the crossing, faster warning timing, and speed audits of trains with a 30 mph limit. A 45 day period is set for parties to agree, after which PSC may issue an order.
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McEwan Street
C and O
Clare
Michigan Public Service Commission
State Highway Department
Johnston
McEwan
Public Service Commission
Clare County Extension Council elects 1967 officers
Members met at Mrs. Clare Brown’s home to prepare the 1966 county activities report for the District Council. New officers include Mrs. James Hilton as chairman, Mrs. Ronald Cooper as vice chair, Mrs. Marge Barlow as secretary, and Mrs. Lloyd Athey as treasurer. Extension Study Club One reported 1966 67 officers: Mrs. Glen Robinson chairman, Mrs. James Corsant vice chairman, Mrs. Leon Dull secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Roy Flones council member.
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Clare County Extension Council
Clare Brown
James Hilton
Ronald Cooper
Marge Barlow
Lloyd Athey
Clare County
Glen Robinson
James Corsant
Leon Dull
Roy Flones
JC Auto Safety Inspection sponsored by Clare Jaycees
Clare Jaycees sponsor an Auto Safety Check in Clare this Saturday. Drivers may stop for an all around check with minor repairs offered. The event, led by Dave Olson, aims to spot faults in brakes lights wheel balance and alignment to prevent road problems. Police cooperate with officials noting no tickets will be issued, only recommendations.
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Clare Jaycees
Clare
Dave Olson
Jaycees
Roger Depue
Beech Street
4Th
Sth
Clare High to Host Baccalaureate as 79th Commencement Week Opens
Clare High School begins its 79th Commencement Week with a Sunday evening Baccalaureate service for 97 seniors. Rev. Karl Wickstrom will preach at 8 00 in the school gym. The event features a processional by Mrs. Forrest Meek, invocation by Robert Williams, and a class hymn You Never Walk Alone.
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Clare High School
Karl Wickstrom
Clare
United Church of Christ, Congregational
Forrest Meek
Robert Williams
Bill Corsaut
Keith Akins
Sue Bader
John Bolton
Laura Bontrager
Gretchen Brooks
Kay Daniels
June Hart
Larry Jackson
Jerry Machul
Lorrainit McDonald
Lynette Miller
Kelly Myers
Louise Nevill
Sharon Peltier
Sw Ann Sager
Sally Samborn
Terry Schafer
Karen Walters
Kathryn Whitford
Dorothy Wickstrom
Eugene Gillaspy
Mid-Michigan Community College
Clare Dover Ballot On School Reorganization Plans
June 13 elections in Clare and Dover seek a Clare board member to replace Frank LaGoe and decide whether Dover joins Clare. If approved, Dover residents vote in Clare elections and enrollment would rise by 25 to 30. two election boards operate at Clare High School and in Dover.
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Clare
Dover
Clare- Isabella Counties
Frank LaGoe
LaGoe
William Warner
Clare County
Clare High School
Genevieve Fleming
Sykora Enters World Auctioneer Contest at Mackinac Island
Jim Sykora of Glare enters the 1966 World Champion Market Auctioneer Contest held June 12 and 13 at the Grand Hotel Mackinac Island Michigan during the Livestock Marketing Congress. Co-sponsored by Clare Livestock Auction Market and Breckenridge Auction and Sales Company. Sykora has eight years with Clare Market and six with Breckenridge Market.
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Jim Sykora
Glare
Grand Hotel
Mackinac Island
Michigan
Sykora
Clare Livestock Auction Market
Clare
Breckenridge Auction and Sales Company
Clare Market
Breckenridge
Aldrin Not Dow Product in Cattle Poisoning Report
A Sentinel May 26 story on accidental cattle poisoning claimed Aldrin fed to 73 beef cattle was a Dow Chemical marketed product. Later updates say Aldrin was distributed by another company and a Dow employee stated that Aldrin was not a Dow product.
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Sentinel
Dow Chemical
The
Dow
Tom Mickle Scores Ace at Twin Elms on May Saturday
Tom Mickle became the first golfer of the season to ace a par three at Twin Elms on Saturday. Norbert Murray watched as Mickle achieved the hole in one on the 5th hole while continuing the round. Mickle's nine hole average in the Monday Night League stands at 44 strokes.
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Tom. Mickle
Twin Elms
Norbert Murray
Mickle
New Owner Renames Houghton Drug Store on McEwan Street
A red and white sign went up last week on McEwan Street replacing Houghton Drug. The business is now Clark's Walgreens Agency drug store. Charles Clark took over management last year and formalized the name change recently.
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McEwan Street
Houghton Drug Store
Clark’s
Walgreen Agency Drug Store
Charles Clark
Do Seat Belts Save Lives Question Answered in Mt Pleasant
The Isabella County Safety Council hosts a June 7 public meeting at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Court room Mt Pleasant. Professor Donald Breckon of CMU presents a film study from the University of Michigan on four years of Washtenaw County traffic fatalities focusing on seat belt use versus non-use.
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Isabella County Safety Council
Mt. Pleasant
Donald Breckon
Health and Safety Department of
C.M.U
University of Michigan
Washtenaw County
Safety Council
Ray Martin
Funds Shortage Delays Michigan Road Projects
A Michigan highway plan linking US-27 with M-115 north of Glare and bypassing Farwell is postponed due to funding gaps, now rescheduled to October 1971. The 7.5 mile project on grading surfacing and structures had been moved from April 1968 to June 1969 and again delayed while M-61 work Marion to Harrison stays on schedule. Isabella county M-20 reconstruction 7.8 miles from the west county line eastward is pushed from October 1969 to October 1970. State Highway Director Howard Hill blames legislature funding and urges higher taxes to boost road funding.
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Glare
Farwell
Marion
Harrison
Isabella County
West County
Howard Hill
Leaders Hold Top Spots in Clare Little League Standings
Alexander Shoes sits 4-0 atop the Clare Little League after a four game week. Citizens Bank, Stanley Oil, Bryant's Mobil follow with 3-2, and 3-1 records. Thursday see Alexander Shoes defeat Citizens Bank 22-6, while Friday Bryant's beat Clare Hardware 6-2. Minor Leaguers lists Cubs 2-0 Lions 2-0 Rams 1-1 Colts 1-1 Hawks 1-1 Orioles 1-1 Tigers 0-2 Bears 0-2.
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Celler
Clare
Alexander Shoes
Stanley Oil
Clare Hardware
Marty Schlafley
Stanley
Bryant
Citizens Bank
Tom Genow
Dave Shhepperley
Cubs
Lions
Rams
Colts
Hawks
Orioles
Tigers
Bears
Farmers Fight Blackbirds To Guard Crops In Midwest
A Michigan Ohio collaboration led by farmers and state agencies fights blackbird flocks threatening crops. Biologist Dick Smith notes migratory and local flocks in Monroe Saginaw marshes and Grand River basin. Some Ohio landowners invite gunners though protected species may be eaten if killed amid crop damage.
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Fremont
Ohio
Michigan
Monroe County
C.A. Boyer
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Boyers
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Conservation
Farm ‘Bureau
Cooperative Extension Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dick Smith
Monroe
Saginaw Marshes
Grand River Basin
Michigan Fruit Belt
Smith
Asia
Italy
Clare County Farm Bureau Names Seminar Candidates
The Clare County Farm Bureau board met May 26 at the Bay home. President William Brewer presided as Dan Bay proposed candidates for the Young People’s Citizenship Seminar at Camp Kett, with John Casteel and Gayla Howard approved and Bonnie Bauder as alternate.
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Clare County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Dan Bay
William Brewer
Camp Kett
John Casteel
Clare
Gayla Howard
Harrison
Bonnie Bauder
Rosebush Well Child Conference at Rosen Hall
The Rosebush well child conference for ages three months to three years will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Rosen American Legion Hall. The immunization clinic accompanies the event.
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Rosebush
Rosen American Legion Hall
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McEwan R.R
Jc's
VW Color Guard
Clare High
Tom Mickle
Andersons
Kelly Luplow
Anderson
Carl Kistler
Near
Blackbird
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